Lacing-hook.



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FRANK A. HERRICK, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF TVVO-THIRDS TO THOMAS HOSKINS GAY, OF BELLE FOUROHE, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND ROBERT W. GRIFFIS, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

LACING-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 666,011, dated January 15, 1901.

Application filed December l2, 1899. Serial No. 740,064. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern: the hook with the pivoted portion detached,

Be it known that I, FRANK A. HERRICK, a and Fig. 7 a plan view of theblank for makcitizeu of the United States, residing at Jacking the pivoted portion. son, in the county of Jackson and State of All of the figures except Fig. l are consid- 5 Michigan, have invented certain new and useerably enlarged to better show the construe- 55.

ful Improvements in Lacing-I-Iooks; and I do tion. hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, Like letters refer to like parts in all of the and exact description of the invention, such figures. as will enable others skilled in the art to which A represents a portion of the shoe, having` 1o it appertains to make and use the same. the usual lacing B and the lacing-eyelets O. 6o

My invention relates to improvements in O represents my improved lacing-hooks, lacing-hooks for shoes, gloves, or other wearhaving a pivoted portion F to close the open ing-apparel; and its Objectis to provide means side of the hook. for closing the open side of the hook and for I represents the eyelet or tubular rivet be- 1 5 strengthening and supporting the same and fore inserting the same in the shoe. Integral 65 to provide the same with certain new and usewith this rivet is a hook D of substantially ful features hereinafter more fully described, semicircular form and terminating above the and particularly pointed out in the claims. rivet in a substantially transverse line and I-Ieretofore such hooks have consisted of a having at its respective angles projections E,

2o suitable eyelet or other fastening having an which projections extend diagonallyoutward, 7o integral hook reverted above the same, with downward, and forward, and thence are which the lacing is engaged. These lacingturned inward to embrace and pivotally conhooks are objectionable in that they are lianeet a suitable tongue F to the end of the ble to catch in the clothing to the damage of hook. Said tongue is convex and adapted to 25 the same and the annoyance of the wearer span the space between the upper part of the 75 and are also somewhat easily bent by any hook and the forward side of the rivet-fiange pressure brought upon the top of the hook. and'has a rounded end to rest upon the iange Devices adapted to close the open side of the when closed. This tongue is provided with hook have been made, but of different, more lateral recesses J, engaged by the projections 3o complicated, and expensive construction. E E, whereby the tongue is pivotally cou- 8o My device is intended and adapted to remedy nected and securely attached to the end of these defects and consists, essentially, of a the hook. The tongue is also set off diagonlacing-hook provided with a pivoted tongue ally and oppositely to the embracing projecor latch adapted to close the open side of the tions between the recesses'J, whereby its for- 35 hook and extended within the hookand eyelet, ward part F is raised to the level of the end 85 forming a stop to limit the opening movement of the hook and the rear part G depressed to of the device and to prevent breaking the pass beneath the same. The tongue is also hinge-joint and forming an arch supporting extended in a curvev along the inner surface the hook, said extension being adapted to be of the hook D, as shown at G, and thence 4o engaged by the lacing and held firmly closed downward within the rivet, as shown at H in 9o thereby, as hereinafter more fully described, Fig. 3. The end H thus serves to li nit the reference being had to the accompanying movement of the tongue F when raised, as drawings, in whicrillustrated by the dotted linesin Fig. 3. This Figure l represents a shoe-lacing, together prevents turning the tongue far enough to 45 with my improved lacing-hooks; Fig. 2, a bring undue strain upon the projectionsEE 95 front elevation of my improved lacing-hook; orto turn it out of proper position. Fig. 3, a section of the same on the line 3 3 From the foregoing description the operaof Fig. 1; Fig. il, a side elevation of the detion of my device will be readily understood. vice as shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a plan View The tongue F will by gravity be normally in 5o of the same 5 Fig. 6, a perspective detail of closed position and the lacing when brought roo I in contact with the rounded side of theltongue open side of the hook and preventing anything whatever from engaging the same. The tongue F, together with its inner extension G, also forms an arch resting upon the opposite sides of the flange of the rivet I and supporting the free end of the hook, thus very materially strengthening the hook and enabling it to sustain a much greater pressure without bending.

By the construction of hinge-joint shown I am able to manufacture the device rapidly and cheaply.

I have shown the device in connection with a shoe; b ut it i-s evident that it is useful in connection with gloves, corsets, or various other garments. I do not, therefore, limit myself in this regard.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of a hook adapted to be attached to a garment; and terminating in a substantially transverse line at the top, and having forwardly and inwardly turned projections at its angles, a tongue having lateral recesses engaged by said projections and extending oppositely from said recesses and l curved downward at its respective ends,

adapted at one end to close the open side of the hook and at the other end to engage the inner surface of the hook and be held closed by the lacing, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a hook adapted to be attached to a garment and terminating at the detached end in two opposing projections, said projections being inclinedforward and downward, and thence turned inward, and a tongue having lateral recesses engaged by the said projections and also having an offset between the recesses, and extending within the hook at one end and prolonging the curve of the hook at the outer end, substantially as described.

3. A lacing device, comprising a body having a head thereon, and a guard-tongue pivoted to the upper portion of the same, the tongue having an upper end extending outwardly and downwardly from the pivot toward the front of the body, an intermediate portion located between the head and body and adapted to contact with and lie against the head at the inner surface thereof, yand a forwardly projecting lower end projected into the body, and adapted to contact by its forward end with aninterior wall of the body to limit the opening movement of the tongue.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK A. HERRICK.

Witnesses.:

HARRY H. HOFFMAN, OLMAR ANDRES. 

